The self-titled sixth album by The Helio Sequence began with a friendly competition. Several of the duo’s friends within the Portland, Oregon music scene had been playing “The 20-Song Game.” The rules were simple, playful and ambitious: Songwriters would arrive in their studios at prearranged times and spend all day recording 20 complete songs. When they were finished, they’d have a party, listen to the results and talk about the process—of taking the good with the bad, of letting creativity push past constraint, of simply making music in the moment. Brandon Summers and Benjamin Weikel took the spirit of the “The 20-Song Game” to heart, and forged ahead writing a new record.

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The self-titled sixth album by The Helio Sequence began with a friendly competition. Several of the duo’s friends within the Portland, Oregon music scene had been playing “The 20-Song Game.” The rules were simple, playful and ambitious: Songwriters would arrive in their studios at prearranged times and spend all day recording 20 complete songs. When they were finished, they’d have a party, listen to the results and talk about the process—of taking the good with the bad, of letting creativity push past constraint, of simply making music in the moment. Brandon Summers and Benjamin Weikel took the spirit of the “The 20-Song Game” to heart, and forged ahead writing a new record.

*Read the rest of the story of how The Helio Sequence came to be here!

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All customers who pre-order the LP version of The Helio Sequence will receive the album on Loser edition, Yellow-colored vinyl, while supplies last BLACK VINYL. Loser edition LPs are SOLD OUT.

CD & LP pre-orders will also receive The Sunrise Demos, a bonus 11-track CD featuring songs recorded during The Helio Sequence sessions. It’s like a whole 2nd record for free! (Digital pre-orders will also receive a digital version of the bonus tracks in their SubPop.com account.)

All pre-orders will also receive an instant download of the track, “Stoic Resemblance”, as well as a 2nd track before release day, which can be downloaded your SubPop.com account.

In addition, by ordering through SubPop.com, you will be able to immediately stream the album in full from your Sub Pop account.